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  1. Ben Ruset

    Belcoville

    Holy blast from the past!
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    john mcphees, the pine barrens

    My favorite picture is the one of the house at Friendship. That alone, to me, is worth the price of the book.
  3. Ben Ruset

    Ironmaster Samuel P. Richards Original 1826 Sign from Atsion Mansion

    I remember hearing that the "Fruitland" sign in the Atsion ranger station was hidden away when the people from the state museum came by for fear that they'd take it and it'd never see the light of day again. I love New Jersey. I love the majority of the people who work for the state. But I...
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    Ironmaster Samuel P. Richards Original 1826 Sign from Atsion Mansion

    It seems that Samuel Patrick was really popular name in the Richards family. Even one of Atsion Samuel's children had the name. I also don't know if I'd be in a rush to donate anything to the state with the way that they treat artifacts. How much stuff in the state's stewardship has gone...
  5. Ben Ruset

    Ironmaster Samuel P. Richards Original 1826 Sign from Atsion Mansion

    While you are correct, as I have that book and checked, perhaps your first post here ought to not be so obnoxious.
  6. Ben Ruset

    Television.............................and Internet...........

    It seems like the poor connectivity is one of the few drawbacks (and possibly benefits) of living in the Pines.
  7. Ben Ruset

    Cedar Bridge Engagement Re-enactment

    Is it normally open, or only on special events?
  8. Ben Ruset

    Ironmaster Samuel P. Richards Original 1826 Sign from Atsion Mansion

    Wow, I can't believe I didn't catch that. I'm slipping in my old age.
  9. Ben Ruset

    Ironmaster Samuel P. Richards Original 1826 Sign from Atsion Mansion

    Alright. Well it's a definite maybe then.
  10. Ben Ruset

    john mcphees, the pine barrens

    It's definitely worth $15. I think I paid $50 for my copy.
  11. Ben Ruset

    Ironmaster Samuel P. Richards Original 1826 Sign from Atsion Mansion

    I doubt it. The story doesn't seem to add up at all. There were no "heirs" to the Wharton's land, certainly not the Atsion area. After Wharton's death his estate managed the property until finally selling it to the state in the 1950s. They also said that William Bozarth was a fire warden for...
  12. Ben Ruset

    Cedar Bridge Engagement Re-enactment

    Did they do a tour of the hotel?
  13. Ben Ruset

    Belcoville

    I can barely remember what I had for dinner. 2012 is a mystery to me. I'll go back through my PMs and see. I remember there was more to see, but I was thinking it was at Amatol.
  14. Ben Ruset

    Belcoville

    I went out to explore Belcoville and Estell Manor the other day. I haven't really been able to find a lot of concrete (no pun intended) evidence of what buildings are left at Belcoville. I went down the park road that brings you to the boat launch area and saw the big concrete fire suppression...
  15. Ben Ruset

    MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

    Merry Christmas, everyone!
  16. Ben Ruset

    Forked River Mountain

    Glenn - Thanks. I haven't been to the Forked River Mountains since the summer, since they're a little inconvenient for me to get to now. It's my favorite area in the Pine Barrens, though. imgur is a website that lets you upload photographs for free, generally with the intention for the...
  17. Ben Ruset

    Local Police May Be Tracking Your Cell Phone Calls

    Recently the idea of face to face interaction with other human beings makes me want to hide under my kitchen sink. I'll tweet about it later.
  18. Ben Ruset

    Forked River Mountain

    Your pics are fine. You can also upload them to imgur.com and then paste the bbcode into your post to display them.
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